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Call Number:

PH-00123

Collection Name:

Bill Wright Papers and Photography Collection

Creator:

Wright, Bill (1933 - )

No. of Items:

14 items

Span Dates:

1982-2013

Description:

The collection consists of photographs and manuscript materials by Bill Wright (American, born 1933). In addition to fourteen loose prints, there are contact sheets and manuscript materials related to Wright's life and his various book projects including The Tiguas: Pueblo Indians of Texas (El Paso, Tex.: Texas Western Press, 1993), The Texas Kickapoo: Keepers of Tradition (El Paso, Tex.: Texas Western Press, 1996), Portraits from the Desert: Bill Wright's Big Bend (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1998), People's Lives: A Photographic Celebration of the Human Spirit (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001), and The Texas Outback: Ranching on the Last Frontier: A Photographic Portrait (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2005). Information on the loose prints follow.

987:0032:0001 -- Helmut Gernsheim at his home in Lugano, Switzerland, 1987. Gelatin silver print;
987:0032:0002 -- Helmut Gernsheim at his home in Lugano, Switzerland, 1987. Gelatin silver print;
994:0001:0001 -- Cosmo, Photographer, Curator [portrait of Roy Flukinger], 1994. From the series Phantom Writers I Have Known. Gelatin silver print;
996:0042:0001 -- Traditional Kickapoo Wickiups - Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, 1996. Gelatin silver print;
999:0033:0001 -- Ansel Adams, printed 1997. Gelatin silver print;
999:0042:0001 -- Zebra Butts, undated. Chromogenic color print;
2005:0040:0001 -- Cole Weston, 1982. Gelatin silver print. AP;
2005:0040:0002 -- Nancy, 1982. Gelatin silver print. AP;
2005:0040:0003 -- Nude on Floor, 1982. Gelatin silver print. AP;
2005:0040:0004 -- Donald Judd Wall Art, 1989. Gelatin silver print. AP;
2001:0058:0001 -- Fog and Cloud in Basin, 2000; printed 2001. From the Big Bend Series. Inkjet print;
2003:0007:0001 -- Witness, undated. Photogravure;
2004:0037:0001 -- Santa Elena Canyon, 2004. From the Big Bend Series. Digital chromogenic print. Edition 31/100;
2013:0009:0001 -- Helmut Gernsheim, Lugano, Switzerland, 1987/2013. Inkjet print.

Accession No(s):

2000:0082:0001-0004 -- Gift of the artist, 2000.; 2001:0058:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 2001 (G 12008).; 2003:0007:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 2003 (G 12249).; 2004:0037:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 2004.; 987:0032:0001-0002 -- Gift of the artist, 1987.; 987:0032:0001-0002; 994:0001:0001; 996:0042:0001; 999:0033:0001; 999:0042:0001; 2001:0058:0001; 2003:0007:0001; 2004:0037:0001; 2005:0040:0001-0004; 2013:0009:0001; 994:0001:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 1994.; 996:0042:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 1996.; 999:0033:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 1999 (G 11500).; 999:0042:0001 -- Gift of the artist, 1999 (G 11840).; Gifts of the artist, 1987-2005 (G6035).

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required (2013:0009:0001)
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Curatorial permission required 1 osb, Box 1 (unprocessed materials)
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Curatorial permission required Wright, B., Boxes 01-08 (unprocessed manuscripts)
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V-W Box, Small (999:0033:0001; 2005:0040:0004; 2013:0009:0001)
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W Box, Medium (987:0032:0001-0002; 994:0001:0001)
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W Box, Large (996:0042:0001; 2005:0040:0001-0003)
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W Box, Extra Large (999:0042:0001; 2001:0058:0001; 2003:0007:0001)
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Flat File (2004:0037:0001)
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See Also:

China, August 1983: 12 Photographs by Bill Wright: Wright, Bill. China, August 1983: 12 Photographs by Bill Wright (PH-00820)

A View from the Streets: New York 1978: Wright, Bill. A View from the Streets: New York 1978 (PH-02787)

The Zoner's Portfolio Photography Collection: Additional photographs by Wright can be found in the Zoner's Portfolio Photography Collection (PH-01776).